Nolle prosequi issued in burglary and rape case
PROSECUTORS produced a written directive from the Attorney General’s Office requesting that proceedings be discontinued against a man accused of burglary and rape yesterday.
Freeport man "begged for his life" before being stabbed to death
A MAN fatally stabbed in Grand Bahama yesterday begged for his life moments before he was killed, according to neighbours in the Drake Avenue area of Freeport.
$150,000 fine for Jerome Fitzgerald in Save The Bays emails row
IN A landmark ruling yesterday, Supreme Court Justice Indra Charles declared that Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald was not legally justified when he tabled the private emails of environmental action group Save The Bays in Parliament, and therefore could not be protected by parliamentary privilege.
Suspect in murder case is remanded to prison
A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday after he was arraigned on charges of murder and armed robbery.
Suspects freed from crash after police chase
Two suspects involved in a police chase crashed into a house on Pineyard Road and had to be rescued from the vehicle.
No murders in July - and police credit team effort
THERE have been no reported murders for the entire month of July, with a senior police officer attributing it to a “consistent” policing effort by members of the Royal Bahamas Police Force.
Police make arrest after 46-year-old Freeport man is stabbed to death
POLICE in Grand Bahama are investigating the murder early on Tuesday of a 46-year-old man of Drake Avenue, Freeport, and have a man in custody in connection with the incident.
Police seize handguns, arrest five men and foil armed robbery
POLICE in New Providence have arrested five men and seized three handguns in three separate incidents in a 20-hour period from Friday evening, including foiling an armed robbery.
Sentencing adjourned for four convicted in connection with kidnapping and double murder
THE sentencing of four men convicted of having a role in the disappearance and murder of an Immigration Department officer and his girlfriend in Andros has been adjourned by another eight weeks.
Alleged robbers that psychiatrist prayed with are charged in court
THE alleged culprits behind the home invasion and gunpoint robbery of a well known psychiatrist were arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Complaint filed against doctor a day after he was cleared of rape
ONE day after being acquitted of rape and indecent assault, a complaint was filed against Freeport doctor Gerald Forbes for allegedly creating a disturbance at a law firm and following a female employee around the office.
Sex attack suspect denied bail
A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday after he was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court on a sexual assault charge.
$13,000 seized from American man trying to travel to Jamaica
A COURT seized more than US$13,000 from an American man yesterday who failed to get formal permission to carry that amount of money out of the country.
Pay back $522 by friday or go to jail, fraudster told
A MAN has until Friday to return $522 he stole from a woman’s Scotia Bank account.
Jamaican detained without trial is awarded $125,000
A JAMAICAN who spent nine years in and out of prison and the Carmichael Road Detention Centre without trial was awarded a $125,000 settlement in Supreme Court yesterday.
